Sabres 3, Canadiens 2
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Dec 11, 1996 at Bell Centre.
Top performers
Richard Smehlik had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Sabres.
Dominik Hasek made 43 saves on 45 shots for the Sabres.
Martin Rucinsky had 1 goal for the Canadiens.
Jocelyn Thibault made 26 saves on 29 shots for the Canadiens.
Before and after
- Sabres · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 7, 1996: BUF 4, CAR 6 · Next Dec 13, 1996: NYR 3, BUF 0
- Canadiens · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 7, 1996: CHI 2, MTL 3 · Next Dec 14, 1996: MTL 3, NJ 3
Other Sabres vs Canadiens games
| Mar 8, 1997 |  BUF at  MTL | 3-3 | Regular |
| Feb 12, 1997 | MTL at BUF | 2-2 | Regular |
| Jan 22, 1997 | MTL at BUF | 1-6 | Regular |
| Oct 24, 1996 | MTL at BUF | 3-6 | Regular |
| May 18, 2026 | MTL at BUF | 3-2 | Playoffs |
| May 16, 2026 | BUF at MTL | 8-3 | Playoffs |
